WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE FAMILIES OF THE MISSING

Margaret Ellen Fox

Unknown MissingCold Case
Updated
Margaret Ellen Fox
Margaret Ellen Fox
Margaret Ellen Fox
Margaret Ellen Fox
Margaret Ellen Fox

Missing Persons Details

Missing Children

Margaret Ellen Fox

Missing from
Burlington, New Jersey - USA
Nationality
  American
Case Entered
  June 26, 2021
Status
   Cold Case
Current Classification
  Unknown Missing
Source of Record
  NamUs
Last Updated
   September 23, 2023
Verification Status
Yes

Physical Description

Gender
   Female
Age When Reported Missing
   14
Age As of Today
  64
Race
  Caucasian/White
Hair Color
  Brown
Eye Color
  Blue
Height
  5'2"
Weight
  105lbs
  Last Seen Wearing
Fox wore eyeglasses and was last seen wearing jeans with a yellow patch on the knee, a blue blouse, a white and black checkered jacket, and brown sandals with a heel strap. She was also wearing a gold necklace with flowers and a blue stone, and gold charm bracelet with a blue stone. Margaret was carrying an eyeglass case with a Huckleberry Hound design on it.
  Distinct Features
At the time of Margaret Ellen Fox's disappearance, two of her top front right teeth were missing. 
  Medical Alert

Details of Disappearance

Margaret Ellen Fox was last seen by family or friends on June 24, 1974.

Margaret Ellen Fox was last seen on 06/24/1974. Fox travelled by bus to meet with a man calling himself "John Marshall" and had advertised a babysitting job.

Margaret was planning to go by bus near Mill and Main Streets in Mount Holly, New Jersey, for interview with "John Marshall" in regards to babysitting his young son.

The man's phone number was later traced to a pay phone in a local supermarket. Margaret was seen getting on the bus in Burlington, New Jersey, at approximately 8:40 a.m. en route to Mt. Holly. However, following getting on the bus, Fox was never seen or heard from again.

Fox was 14 years old when she went missing, and would currently be approximately 61 years old.

(Alternate POC:  New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit, Stephen Urbanski, Detective, (609) 882-2000)

**The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the subject(s)
responsible for the disappearance of Margaret Ellen Fox.**

Who to contact!
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Margaret Ellen Fox , you are encouraged to contact the Burlington City Police Department at (609) 386-3300, ask for Not Provided. Be sure to have the case number 745503 available as you will need it.

Additional Case Numbers

NamUs
MP6077

FBI Information

FBI Field Office Division
Newark
(973) 792-3000

Be Advised

If you see Margaret Ellen Fox anywhere, please do not make contact. Call your local emergency number like (911) or the phone number indicated for law enforcement on this record and they will instruct you on what to do. You can also let them know Margaret Ellen Fox 's name and that they are profiled on this site. This way they can visit the profile and get information faster for follow up. You can always leave us a tip on what you saw by clicking the "Tip" link in the menu at the top of this page.

NOTICE: If the information contained in this missing persons profile is inaccurate, needs to be updated, or the person has been located, please let our staff know as soon as possible. Thank you.

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Get the latest on Everything Missing Persons